%7q Chap, 34, An Expofition argon the Boole, of J o a. Verf.z3° pale isthe world, is here called the world. Whobath difpofed the whole world ? He that made the whole world , ,difpofeth of the, whole world , providence followethCreation. But Ionic may fay, Is this agood Argument toprove:that God is juli,.becaufe .he hath the fupreame power over all the world ?< Wilt it follow,that he adminitlreth all things rightly, becaufe he hath aright to adminilier all things ?.There feemes but little of. Argument in this, (may force fay) many have agreat deale of power, whoabufe it, and they that have moll power,ufuallyabufe it molt, andmake it but a fervant to their lulls and parions; therefore.how:is it a.proofe, that the Lord is righteous and will doeno iniquity, becaufe he bath the power of all, things, in his. hand, or is Lord over all ? I anfwer. This is a firong.argument, and (,as I remember ,a goodAuthor calls it ) aperemptoryargament, which can have no denial!. The Lord is righteous, becaufeheis Lord over all ; he isnot King of force corner of the World, he is not King of the whole Worldby eleeiionor voteof the World, he is not chofen at all, much leffe (as many have been) byevil! means and wick- ed combinations ; God is the fupreame ,overnerof.all.the world by natural], right not choyce. ;. yet not (. as force Princes are ) by naturali right of fucceffion inheritingafter a mortal], father ; but by the natural] right ofcreation, himfelf beingthe father of that world overwhichhe is agovernour. The Original] of Gods power is Hated in himfeif; The eternáll being ofGod, and his fupreame authority are infeparable. Yea, God is not only thus fupreame in adminiflring Juftice ; but he is the fumme or fultnefle of Law and Juliice,and therefore: cannot pervert it. Hewhofe power and goodneffe gave the world, its being, how Aiould he a i any thingwhich is not good in the exercife ofhis power over the World ! Jnjufiice is the breachof a Law, but how canGodbreak aLaw who is the fource and foun- raine ofall righteous Lawes ? who then íhall dare to fufpe&God of injuflice, or require a reafonwhy he . loth this or that in the world,which hitnfelf bath made ? ,yea, who bath not reafon to admire andproclaime infinite goodneffe mixt with abfolute pow er,as inhismaking fo in his ruling the world ? For whofe fake or for fear ofwhom fhould he pervert Jutlice, who bath . all men, alikeunder hisyower ? Earthly
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